Globish

how the English language became the world's language

Globish

how the English language became the world's language
Robert McCrum
Book - 2010

Robert McCrum, coauthor of the best-selling book and television series The Story of English, shows how the language of the Anglo-American imperium has become the world's "lingua franca," the common language diverse speakers use to communicate with each other--Publisher description.

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Tác giả chính: McCrum, Robert
Định dạng: Sách
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2010.
Phiên bản:1st ed.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a In the beginning : four invasions and a cultural revolution -- Defeat into victory: the DNA of self-expression -- 'Lighte Englisshe' : medieval mass communications -- Eating paper, drinking ink : Shakespeare & Co. -- 'A whole country of English' : re-inventing freedom and originality -- 'Common hopes and common dreams' : lighting out for the territory -- 'The audacity of hope' : from slavery to redemption -- Rule, Britannia! : How England became British -- East, in a western voice : the People's Empire -- 'At the top of the world' : the imperial swan song -- 'A willingness of the heart' : the American century I -- 'The unity of the English-speaking peoples' : the American century II -- 'The world at your fingertips' : from Google to Globish, 1989-2009 -- One world, one dream : 'Conquer English to make China strong' -- 'Virtually running America' : India, the Far East and beyond. 
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